by RNSAdmin | Jan 17, 2019 | Education, Educational Partnerships, Rheumatology Nurse Practice
Dear Clinician: Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are the most commonly used type of cancer immunotherapy. Unfortunately, these agents can cause a number of immune-related adverse events (irAEs), including rheumatologic complications. The Rheumatology Nurses Society...
by RNSAdmin | Jan 14, 2019 | Education, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Rheumatology Nurse Practice
MDis a 51-year-old woman who first came to our practice approximately 12 years ago with complaints of diffuse joint pain. Her recent history included pain in her lower back, bilateral knee osteoarthritis, and hip pain. Her weight was certainly a significant issue—MD...
by RNSAdmin | Jan 7, 2019 | Education, Rheumatoid Arthritis
I had a new patient, LO, come to me following a referral from urgent care in March 2017. Her urgent care visit was prompted by joint swelling and pain in her hands and wrists, certainly not an unusual combination in our new patients. Among LO’s issues was the fact...
by RNSAdmin | Dec 26, 2018 | Education, Psoriasis
It’s extremely important to have a good relationship with our dermatology colleagues, especially when dealing with patients with possible psoriatic arthritis (PsA). As most of you know, patients diagnosed by their dermatologist with psoriasis can sometimes suffer with...
by RNSAdmin | Dec 18, 2018 | Education, Psoriasis, Psoriatic Arthritis
There are a number of treatment guidelines/recommendations available in nearly every disease state that are based on high-quality clinical evidence. These guidelines typically take many months to develop and require the input of dozens of the leading providers in a...
